Freight shed



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w. c. BRINTON FREIGHT SHED Filed Feb. 28, 1922 ATTORNEY, I v

Patented Dec. 22, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT/OFFICE.

WILLARD C. BRINTON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO TERMINAL ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION NEW'YORK.

i FREIGHT SHED.

Application filed February 2s, 1e22 Serial No. 539,888.

To all whom it may concern. g

Be it known that I, VILLAR'D C. BRINTON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York, county of New York,,and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Freight Sheds, of which the following is a specification.

This lnvention relates to improvements in freight sheds such as ar used in the handling of freight, more particularly the transfer of freight from or to railway freight cars.

The invention has for its main object the provision of protective means for a freight transfer platform, in combination with railway tracks and cars thereon, in which the platform is entirely free of pillars,'supports, posts, or Other parts. Thus freight may be readily and more efiiciently transferred on such a platform since there are no such members to be avoided.

Another feature relates to the arrangement of tracks relative to the platform in combination with stanchions between alterbination with adjustable means for varying the position of the canopy.

Other objects will appear from thefollowing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, which shows a transverse section of a freight shed of my invention, with several cars in place.

Referring to the drawing there is shown a. plurality of railway tracks each comprising a pair of rails such as 10. The tracks may be arranged in any appropriate manner, there being positioned between two of the tracks a raised platform 11. Upon this platform there may be used for the transfer of freight, trucks such as 12 of the type described in my application Ser. No. 227 ,834, filed April 10', 1918, and portable platforms such as 13 of the type described in my application Serial No. 378,990, filed May 5, 1920. The height of the platform may for convenience be such that the level of the port- .bolt anchor 36.

able platforms when set thereon is. subif stantially the same as the level ofthelfloor of a car positioned 0n the rails 10.

A plurality of stanchions such as 20 and 21 are. provided at intervals through the length of the freight shed. Each of these is positi-onedbetw'een a pair of tracks other than the pair between which the platform is located, so that the stanchion is entirely out of the way of the moving of freight on the Q 3 platform. The stanchions are each securely anchoredin the ground, and are of a height relatively greater than the height of a box freight car, such as 22, shown in the drawing. The preferred height of the stanchion isabout twice the height of a box car, or more. A'horizontal truss rod or brace member 23 extends transversely, ofthe freight shed and is attached to and supported by the stanchi-ons by means of anchors 24, substantially midway the level of the top of. a box car and the upper end of the respective stanchion. The truss rod 23 is positioned sufliciently above the top of a car so that a brakeman or Signalman standing upon the roof of thecar will not be brought into contact therewith during movement of the car.

A canopy 30 consisting of-two portions-.31 and 32 placed at an angle to one another, and supported at the adjacent edges by the platform 11. The supporting means. may

include an anchor 33 attached to the ridge of the roof. .The outward edges of the canopy are supported in desired position by means of a tie rod 34, fastened to the top of the stanchion 20. or 21, and extending downwardly at an angle into engagement with the truss rod 23. At the point of intersection a suitable clamp 35 may be provided truss rod 23, forms a peaked roof for the to impart increased rigidity to the structure.

The tie rod 34 continues to the canopy to which it is fastened by means of a suitable Between opposing bolt anchors 36' of the canopy there extends a pair .of braces 37, 38 fastened together by means of an adjustable turnbuckle 39 of conventional design. Itwill be noted that the tie rods are all tension members and the roof or canopy is under compression.

Thus there is provided a freight platform entirely clear of posts, pillars,'etc., but well protected from the weather. by means of a canopy. The canopy is of simple and inexpensive construction, and its supporting llO 'freight icars and the train crew, and is rugged and strong.

Although one practical embodiment of the invention has been particularly illustrated and described it will be understood that the invention is capable of modification andv that changes in the construction and in the arrangement of the various cooperating parts may be made without departing from the spirit'or scope of the invention as expressed in the following claims.

What I claim is.:' p 7 '1. The combination of a goods loading platform, a group of railroad tracks on each side of the platform, a canopy positioned over the platform' for protecting goods thereon from the weather, supports for the canopy each positioned between a pair of tracks of one of said groups of tracks, and truss rods interconnecting upper portions of the supports and securedto the canopy, the connections between the truss rods and the supports being disposed above the major portion of the canopy.

2. The combination of a freight handling platform, a group of railroad tracks on each side thereof and means for protecting freight from the weather, comprising a roof over the platform, stanchions: positioned between the tracks of respective groups of tracks, and suspension truss members carried by the stanchions for supporting the roof, said members being connected to the stanchions at points above the points of connection between said members and the roof.

3. In a freight shed, the combination of a raised platform, a railroad track on a lower level on each, side thereof, a roof over the a platform extending outwardly sufliciently to positioned outwardly of said tracks respec-' tively, truss members interconnecting upper 'tively, truss members interconnecting upper intermediate portions of the pillars and secured to the roof tree of the roof, and tie rods interconnecting the upper ends of the pillars, the horizontal truss members and the edge portions of the roof. p

6. In a freight shed, the combination with a plurality of railway tracks, a platform positioned between a' selected pair of'tracks, stanchions positioned at intervals between other pairs of tracks, and a canopy over said platform suspended by tie rods connected to the stanchions.

7. In a freight shed, the combination with a plurality of railway tracks, a loading platform positioned between a selected pair of tracks, stanchions positioned at intervals between other pairs of tracks, a substantially horizontal truss rod extending transversely of the freight shed supported at intermediate portions of oppositely positioned stanchions above the level of the roofs of freight cars, a canopy comprising two portions at an angle to one other, supported at their adjacent edges by said truss rod.

8. In a railroad shed, the combination with a plurality of tracks, a platform disposed between a pair of tracks, supports positioned at intervals between other pairs of tracks, and a canopy over said platform suspended by tension members connected to said supports.

In a railroad shed, the combination with a plurality of tracks, a platform disposed between a pair of tracks, supports positioned at intervals between other pairs of tracks, and a roof comprising portions under compression suspended over said platform by tension members connected to said supports. 7 I

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of February, 1922.

WILLARD C. BRINTON 

